The Modica List
Five editorial picks, ranked by the only filter that matters: why you are dining.
Accursio
Accursio Craparo's Michelin-starred Modica Bassa kitchen — Sicily's most decorated chef in his own restaurant, a 30-cover converted palazzo with €60 lunch.
La Locanda del Colonnello
Hotel Palazzo Failla's Michelin-starred dining room — a hand-painted 18th-century palazzo in Modica Alta with the most photographed canyon-view terrace in the city.
Fattoria delle Torri
Peppe Barone's Michelin-starred Modica Alta kitchen — now run by his daughters Sara and Elisa, with deep Iblei farm-to-table sourcing and the village's most architecturally distinctive dining setting.
Bonajuto
Italy's oldest continuously operating chocolate-maker — the 1880 Bonajuto pasticceria on Corso Umberto, supplier of cold-process Aztec chocolate to the Spanish Habsburg court.
Sapori Perduti
The Corso Umberto family trattoria — Modica's most authentic classic-Sicilian dining and the room locals push first-time visitors to.
Best for First Date in Modica
Intimate, conversation-friendly rooms. Impressive without being intimidating. The tables where first impressions are made.
Fattoria delle Torri
Peppe Barone's Michelin-starred Modica Alta kitchen — now run by his daughters Sara and Elisa, with deep Iblei farm-to-table sourcing and the village's most architecturally distinctive dining setting.
Bonajuto
Italy's oldest continuously operating chocolate-maker — the 1880 Bonajuto pasticceria on Corso Umberto, supplier of cold-process Aztec chocolate to the Spanish Habsburg court.
Best for Business Dinner in Modica
Power tables, private rooms, considered wine lists. Where the deal gets done.
Accursio
Accursio Craparo's Michelin-starred Modica Bassa kitchen — Sicily's most decorated chef in his own restaurant, a 30-cover converted palazzo with €60 lunch.
La Locanda del Colonnello
Hotel Palazzo Failla's Michelin-starred dining room — a hand-painted 18th-century palazzo in Modica Alta with the most photographed canyon-view terrace in the city.
The Top Five in Modica
Ranked against a single question: if you had one night in Modica, where would you go?